In the Common Core State Standards middle and high school students are being asked to write arguments where they can write a claim that is supported by evidence. Many students find this difficult. To help them, it is easier to teach them to identify

Want to get your kids engaged with the five themes of geography? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Included in this unit you will find:
Suggested Lessons
5 Themes of Geography Reading
5 Themes of Geography Flap Foldable
5 Themes of Geography

Kids love glue, scissors, and engagement! Why not combine this love with learning about the types of government around the world?
This mini-unit focuses on the four basic government systems:
monarchy
dictatorship
democracy
republic
Students

In the Common Core State Standards, middle school students are being asked to write arguments where they can also formulate a counterclaim. Many students find this difficult. To help them, it is easier to teach them to recognize counterclaim

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Really get kids excited about the French and Indian War by having them take part in a digital simulation where they get to find out why people moved to the Ohio River Valley! Included you

Are you using writer's notebooks? Are you looking for a way to model a Common Core Aligned argument for middle school? Included you will find a interactive notebook foldable that helps students organize information for an argument writing that is

Once children learn about the Bill of Rights, challenge them to see if they understand them. Students will be presented with:
24 contemporary problems that will challenge students to solve problems that can only be solved with the Bill of Rights

Nobody likes being absent and sometimes emergencies occur. This is when we need emergency substitute plans. This pack of three easy to implement activities have students working on their close reading skills. All you need to do is add a reading

My students absolutely love Hammurabi’s Code. The find it interesting and so different from the world we live in! To help them really immerse themselves in it, I created a launch, explore and assessment activity pack. Included you will

Don’t just ask your kids to label a bunch of stuff on a map! Make them develop their map skills and their ability to follow directions by having them identify physical features using a clue.
Included you will find:
1. 20 Task Cards that ask

Having difficulty getting your students to write an argument and cite textual evidence?
Instead of using a graphic organizer to help the students organize their thoughts, try this interactive notebook foldable. Students cut out the foldable and

Kids love glue, scissors and engagement. Why not combine them all into an informative and hands-on experience. In the pack you will find everything you need to teach your students about the first four hominids: Homo Erectus, Homo Habilis,

Don’t just ask your kids to label a bunch of stuff on a map! Make them develop their map skills and their ability to follow directions by having them identify physical features using a clue.Included you will find:2 Color Maps with physical features

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Truly get kids excited about the Salem Witch Trials by having them take part in a digital simulation where they get to find out why men and women were accused of witchcraft and what happened to the

When teaching kids about the Articles of Confederation, it’s important for them to understand why they were written and what the effects of the weaknesses were.
Included you will find:
1 reading about the Articles of Confederation at 2 different

Don’t just ask your kids to label a bunch of stuff on a map! Make them develop their map skills and their ability to follow directions by having them identify physical features using a clue.
Included you will find:
1. 9 Task Cards that ask

Nothing is more exciting than being immersed in history! In this learning activity and simulation, students will learn about the eight social classes in ancient Egypt and will experience their daily lives. Pharaohs get to exile citizens, slaves

Engage your students with this jam packed unit of the inventions and transportation of the American Industrial Revolution. Include you will find:
★ 10 dossiers on the important inventions and transportation of the Industrial Revolution
★ Guided

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Don’t just ask your kids to label a bunch of stuff on a map! Make them develop their map skills and their ability to follow directions by having them identify physical features using a clue.
Included you will find:
1 Color Map with physical

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I never want to graduate from eighth grade! I have been teaching in middle school for 18 years and can't imagine anyplace else I would like to be. I have been teaching Social Studies (ancient history, geography, American history and government) for over a decade but have been blessed with experiences in language arts and math. I began my career in education as a special educator and this has given me the unique outlook and opportunity to look at every assignment as an opportunity to engage a learner.

B.A. Psychology, University of New Hampshire
Masters in Education, University of New Hampshire

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I am blessed with a wonderful husband who is not only a partner in crime but a partner in career as well... he's a math teacher! I have a brilliant and funny 9 year old, a force of nature 4 year old and a dog that is a pain when the kids are awake but is my love when we are cuddling in bed.